Volleyball Rolls Past Knights

Libby Walter had 34 assists and 15 digs in the Buccaneer win. Photo by J.C. Ridley.

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry University volleyball team rolled through the Lynn University Knights (7-4, 1-2 SSC) in three games (25-19, 25-20, 25-23) on Tuesday evening in the Health & Sports Center.

The Bucs (6-1, 3-0 SSC) got out to a 9-7 lead in the early part of set one. Barry took seven of the next eight points to push the lead to 16-8. Julia Teixeira and Lovisa Johansson had kills in the run while Teixeira added an ace. Barry moved out to a 22-14 lead before Lynn took five of six points to cut the lead to 23-19. Yet two Barry kills, one by Ady Alcantara and one by Lanie Muys, gave the Bucs the 25-19 win.

In set two the teams were evenly matches through 7-7 before Lynn took an 11-9 lead. Barry took three of the next four points with the help of two Alcantara kills to tie it at 12-12. Neither team was able to gain more than a one point lead through 20-20 until the Bucs took five straight to end the game. Two Melina Bukinac service aces and kills by Stefanie Sveiven and Libby Walter helped the Bucs to the 25-20 win.

In the third and final set, Barry took the lead at 8-7 and never looked back. The Bucs held a 20-15 lead before Lynn fought back and got close at 23-21. However the Bucs proved too much in the end and took the final two points they needed off a Walter Kill and a Knight hitting error.

For the match, Teixeira led all hitters with 15 kills. Alcantara had nine and Sveiven had seven. Walter paced the offense with 34 assists and led the squad on defense with 15 digs.

The Bucs return to action on Friday, September 24 when they travel to Melbourne to take on Florida Tech. Fans can listen to the game live by visiting Game Central on the Buccaneer homepage.